Choose the correct figure of speech used in the following sentence:
The steam from Nani’s idli cooker rose and spread across the kitchen like morning mist over a pond.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Simile
The steam from the idli cooker is compared to “morning mist over a pond” with the word “like”. Mist is a thin, white cloud close to the ground.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Simile (answer) | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | The newborn calf was as playful as a kitten. |
| (2) Metaphor | a hidden comparison: it says one thing is another, without “like” or “as” | With all its stuffed toys, Mehul’s bedroom is a zoo. |
| (3) Hyperbole | a big exaggeration made for effect | Ma’s handbag holds the whole house. |
| (4) Personification | human qualities or actions given to a thing, an animal or an idea | The loaded auto-rickshaw puffed and panted up the hill. |